Outlands College of Heralds

21 August 2005
From the Office of the White Stag Principal Herald
Lady Sorcha MacLeod
whitestag@outlandsheralds.org

UNTO the Outlands College of Heralds, our respected friends and
colleagues who give freely of their time to provide commentary, and all
others who come by these letters, on this Letter of Presentation, on
the 21th day of August A.S.XXXX (2005 CE), does Lord Cameron deBlakstan
send greetings on behalf of Lady Sorcha MacLeod, White Stag Principal
Herald.

Anyone may comment upon the items found herein, and e-mail
commentary to the above address is encouraged. Please have comments on
items contained herein to Lady Sorcha by 17 September, 2005, for the
White
Stag
decision meeting scheduled for 18 September, 2005.

2. Annaka Vadas. New Name.
(Caer Galen)
Submittor will NOT accept MAJOR changes and cares most about the sound
of the name. The gender is female. Submittor is interested
in having the name be authentic for Hungarian/Magyar language and/or
culture. Submittor will NOT allow the creation of a holding name.
Annaka is found as a variant of Anna in “Hungarian Feminine Names” by
Walraven Van Nijmegen. This variant is dated to 1589. The
surname Vadas is given as an example of occupational bynames in
“Hungarian Names 101” by the same author, although there is no specific
citation or date for this name.

3. Caoilfhionn inghean Ui Sheanain. New Name / New
Device. Gules, a catamount's head cabossed per pale sable and
argent jessant of a fleur-de-lys per pale argent and sable, a chief
checky sable and argent.
(Al-barran)
Desired gender of name is female and submittor is interested in having
the name be authentic for 14th Century Irish language and/or culture.
Caoilfhionn is found on page 208 in Woulfe. Documentation for the
byname comes from the September 2002 LoAR. Black (p. 720 s.n. Shannan)
dates Gilqwhongill Aschenane to 1376 and gives the origin of this name
as the Irish O'Seanáin [sic]. Woulfe (p. 642) lists the header
Ó Seanáin. The byname indicating a woman belonging to
this family in the 14th C would be inghean Uí Sheanáin.
As accents were often omitted in examples of names in Irish annals,
Sláine inghean Uí Sheanáin and Slaine inghean Ui
Sheanain are forms of this name authentic for the submitter's requested
time and culture. Since the submitted form included no accents, we have
registered the authentic form without accents in order to meet the
submitter's request for authenticity.

5. Davin Drakere. New Name / New Device. Quarterly
sable and gules, a duck rising wings addorsed Or within a bordure Or
estencely gules.
(Caer Galen)
Submitter cares most about the meaning of the name (Drake = male
duck). Gender of name is male.
Davin is the Anglicized form of the Irish name Damhán or
Damhain, as found in O’Corrain and Maguire.
Drakere is a variant under “Drake” in Reaney and Wilson, listed as “the
Drakere” in 1260. The submitter very much desires “Drakere” but
would accept “the Drakere” or “le Drakere”.

6. Domin d’Alsace. New Name.
(Caerthe)
Submitter will not accept major changes, cares more about the sound of
the name, gender is male and is interested in having the name be
authentic for 15th C French. Submitter will NOT allow the
creation of a holding name.www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/names/paris1423.html
page 1 and 4.www.thepeerage.com/p10252.htm
page 1 & 2 & 3.

8. Elzebeth Bluscichof. New Name / New Device. Purpure,
a bend engrailed argent between in chief two threaded needles in
saltire and in base a sheaf of arrows Or.
(Caer Galen)
Submitter will NOT accept major changes, cares most about the meaning
(obstinancy, stubborness, mulishness), and the desired gender is female.
Elzebeth is found in “Medieval Given Names from Silesia” by Talan
Gwynek. The name is dated to 1385, under the header “Elisabeth”.
Bluscichof is found in “Some Early Middle High German Bynames…” by
Brian Scott, from the Medieval Names Archive at www.s-gabriel.org
. This form is dated to 1196. If minor spelling changes are
required to bring it into a proper form this is acceptable. The
client cares most about meaning and then sound.

11. Gunndiarfr Magnúsarson. Resubmission Name /
Device (Name returned at Kingdom level). Azure, two
battleaxes in saltire Or, in chief a heart and in base a cup argent.
(Gleann Medonach)
Returned on March 2005 LoR (http://rampart.outlandsheralds.org/2005-02-lop/0503-lor.html)
Submitter will NOT accept any major changes, cares most about the
language and/or culture but did not specify particulars. Gender
is male.
Gunndiarfr is found as a masculine name in two runic inscriptions from
Uppland, Sweden: U510 (1060-1100 A.D.) and U630 (1020 - 1050
A.D.) See Lena Peterson. Nordiskt runnamnslexikon. www.sprak-ochfockminnes-institutex
www.sofi.se/SOFIU/runlex/S.N.<Gunndirfr> For the dates,
see: Samnordisk runelex databases www.home.swipnet.se/~w-61277/rundata/1.htm
signa U510 and
U630.
Magnúsarson is given as the correct patronymic of the masculine
name Magnus in Academy of St. Gabriel report # 1957
www.s-gabriel.ort/1957 has the earliest appearance of the
<Magnus> in the name of King Magnús der Gode of Norway’s
Denmark, who died in 1047.

12. Gwenhwyvar ferch Tewdrig. New Device. Argent,
two winged unicorns rampant respectant sable and on a point pointed
azure two bass recorders in saltire argent.
(Gillette, WY)
Name passed on November 1999 LoAR. (http://www.sca.org/heraldry/loar/1999/11/lar.html)

14. Hrorek Wolfson. New Device. Quarterly lozengy
argent and sable and lozengy sable and argent.
(al-Barran)
Name passed and device returned on December 1998 LoAR. (http://www.sca.org/heraldry/loar/1998/12/lar.html)
His name was registered in December of 1998 (via the Outlands).
Quarterly lozengy argent and sable and lozengy sable and argent. His
previous device, Quarterly lozengy argent and sable counterchanged, was
returned in December 1998 for conflict with Bavaria Lozengy bendwise
argent and azure., Monaco Lozengy argent and gules., and the Dukes of
Teck Lozengy bendwise (or bendwise sinister) sable and Or. The
counterchanging does not make any difference to what sort of field it
is in this case. We give no CD for partition between any of the lozengy
or paly-bendy variants, only between them and checky; thus the only CD
is for tincture of half the field. Even if there had been no conflict
this would have been returned for violating RfS VIII.3 for excessive
counterchanging,and for violating RfS VIII.4 on op-art.

16. Isabella di Francesco Ambrosini. New Name and
Device. Sable, a sewing needle threaded and point to base Or
and upon a chief gules, three fleur-de-lys Or.
(Fontaine dans Sable)
Submitter will not accept major or minor changes, gender is female, and
cares about having name authentic to 15th C Italy.
All documentation is from the Academy of St Gabriel web site.www.s-gabriel.org/names/arval/catastowww.s-gabriel.org/names/ferrante/catasto

17. Jamie Blackoak. New Name and Device. Argent,
an oak tree blasted and eradicated and a label couped sable.
(Caer Galen)
Submitter cares most about the sound of the name and gender is male.
Jamie is found in Black as a diminuitive of James.
Submitter was not able to find formal documentation of “Blackoak”
although it has recently been registered (Ulric Blackoak, 0003,
Meridies). Submitter was unable to access the LoI with that
submission to determine the documentation but if it’s possible to
reference that, the submitter prefers this name. He will also
accept “of Blackoak” or “of Black Oak” as plausible English locative
bynames if necessary.

18. Jeanne Dyfrgi. New Device. Per fess way Or
and gules, in chief a brown otter proper naiant embowed.
(Caer Galen)

20. Lucrezia Tagliaferro. Change of Holding Name.
Change of Device (Release old device). Argent, a strawberry
proper and a chief gules.
(Dragonsspine)
Holding name (Maria the Blonde) given on February 2001 LoAR. (www.sca.org/heraldry/loar/2001/02/01-02lar.html)
Original device passed on February 2001 LoAR. (www.sca.org/heraldry/loar/2001/02/01-02lar.html)
Submitter cares about the language and/or culture of the name and is
interested in being authentic for 16th C Italian. Gender is female.
Lucrezia - Per Academy of St. Gabriel report #2675: Northern Italian
feminine given name dated to 1463 and 1497: Lucrezia Cssa [sic]
Landriani in 1463, and Lucrezia Crivelli in 1497. www.panix.com/~gabriel/public-bin/showfinal.cgi/2675.txt
Tagliaferro - Per Academy of St. Gabriel report #1753: Italian surname
postulated to have been translated into various English
renderings: “Talyver” and “Tollfeyre” (1524), “Talyrefer” (1512),
“Talliefer” (1550), and “Talfeir” (1599). “We have a few examples of
16th C English renderings of Italian surnames. […]<Adelasia
Tagliaferro> might also have been translated to <Adelasia
Talliefer> or something similar.” www.panix.com/~gabriel/public-bin/showfinal.cgi/1753.txt

21. Marina Merritt. New Name and Device. Vert, a
seahorse between three fleurs-de-lis Or.
(Dragonsspine)
Submitter will not accept major or minor changes, cares most about the
language and/or culture of the name (12th - 13th C English) and the
gender is female.
Marina - Feminine given name dated to 1230 (England). www.s-gabriel.org/names/talan/reaney/reaney.cgi?Marina
. Also found in Withycombe’s The Oxford Dictionary of English
Christian Names under “Marina” on p.208, after Marina de Beseville
dated to 1302.
Merritt - Submitter’s former maiden name, now legal middle name (proof
of legal name attached.) Found in Reaney and Wilson’s A
Dictionary of English Surnames under the heading “Merrett, Merriott,
Merrit, Merritt…” on p.306.

22. Muiredach MacGregor. New Name and Device. Argent,
a squirrel sejant erect within a bordure azure 18 carrots Or.
(al-Barran)
Submitter cares most about the sound of the name and gender is male.
Mundanely Joshua Vickery is the son of Gregg Vickery who is known as
Gregor von Münchhausen. A common form of Gaelic name and
byname found in medieval Scotland consisted of a single given name
combined with a single given name for that individual’s father to
create a patronymic name for that individual’s father to create a
patronymic byname. Both Muiredach and MacGregor were commonly
used names. Additional documentation attached to submission.

23. Nicholas Fenix. New Name.
(Unser Hafen)
Submitter will not accept major changes to the name, cares most about
the language and/or culture of the name and wishes to be authentic for
16th - 17th C time period. Gender is male.www.s-gabriel.org/3042

24. Patrick Kyncade. New Name.
(Caer Galen)
Submitter will not accept major changes to name, cares most about the
sound of the name and the gender is male.
Patrick is found in “Masculine Given Names Found in the 1523 Subsidy
Roll for York and Ainsty, England” by Karen Larsdatter.
Kyncade is found under the header “Kincaid” in Reaney and Wilson - the
dated forms are “de Kyncade” in 1450 and “Kyncayd” in 1545. The
client wishes just Kyncade but will accept “Kyncayd” or “deKyncade”.

26. Rhys Afalwin. Augmentation of Device. Argent
a wine press sable between three apples, gules, slipped and leaved
proper, and in chief sable, two keys Or.
(Windkeep)
Name registered January 1990 LoAR. www.sca.org/heraldry/loar/1990/01/lar.html

27. Rowena Kolhammer. New Name and Device. Per
fess sable and azure, a fess wavy between in chief five mullets of six
points and in base a butterfly argent.
(Caer Galen)
Submitter will not accept major changes to name, cares most about the
sound of the name and the gender is female.
Rowena is a literary name from Monmouth’s History of the Kings of
Britain, and although it was not used as a given name in period, it has
been ruled SCA compatible.
Kolhammer is found under “Kohlhamraer” in Brechenmacher, dated to 1573.

28. Siobhán Cameron. New Name and Device. Per
saltire sable and purpure, a dragon segreant contourny within an orle
argent.
(Caer Galen)
The submitter cares most about the sound of the name and the gender is
feminine.
Siobhán is found in “Index of Names in Irish Annals” by Mari
Elspeth nic Bryan. The name is found in a range of years from
1310 to 1600.
Cameron is found as a header in Reaney and Wilson - the dated form is
“de Cameron” 1421. The submitter would prefer Cameron but would
accept “de Cameron”.

30. Thyræ Úlfr. Resubmission of Name (Laurel).
(Dragonsspine)
Original name submitted: Thyra ulfsvina returned on Jan 2004 LoAR (http://www.sca.org/heraldry/loar/2004/01/04-01lar.html)
Submitter cares about sound of name and gender is female.
Thyræ - Swedish feminine given name dated to 1358, found in
“Swedish Feminine Given Names from SMP” by Aryanhwy merch Catmael,
specifically in “Swedish Feminine Given Names: 1350 - 1399” www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/names/smp/smp1350.html.
The name “Thyræ” appears to strongly resemble the Old Norse
“Þyri” in terms of sound. The submitter wishes to know when
exactly did the spelling of the name change? Is it reasonable
that the spelling might have changed well prior to 1358?
NOTE: The sumbitter will accept the spelling “Thira” or
“Þyri”; see attached documentation for support of these names.
Úlfr - Constructed nickname (animal byname) intended to mean
“(the) wolf” in Old Norse. The use of animal bynames is
documented in “The Bynames of the Viking Runic Age Runic
Inscriptions: Animal Bynames” www.s-gabriel.org/names/lindorm/runicbynames/animal.htm#start);
the latest examples date to the end of the 11th C. “úlfr”
is found to mean “wolf” in Cleasby-Vigfusson’s An Icelandic-English
Dictionary. www.penguin.pearson.swarthmore.edu/~scrist1/scanned_books/html/oi_cleasbyvigfusson/b0668.html.
Descriptive bynames were still in use in Sweden, though uncommon, as
late as the 16th C, per Academy of St. Gabriel report #2296 (www.panix.com/~gabriel/public-bin/showfinal.cgi/2296.txt).
Submitter will accept “úlfr”.

31. Wolfgang Sebastian Kolhammer. New Name and
Device. Per fess pean and gules, a fess wavy argent and in
base three grenades Or.
(Caer Galen)
Submitter cares most about the sound of the name, gender is male, and
is interested in having the name be authentic for 15th - 16th C German
time period.
Wolfgang is cited in “Late Period German Masculine Given Names” by
Talan Gwynek, dated to 1501-1550. In that article and in
“Medieval German Given Names from Silesia” by the same author, he
references the name Sebastian although the only cited version is the
diminuitive Bastian. The name is also found in “Spanish Names
from the late 15th Century” by Juliana deLuna and could be registered
with
German as one weirdness.
Kolhammer is found under Kohlhammer in Brechenmacher, dated to 1573.

32. Zoe Kalamane Laskarina. New Name and Device. Or,
two talbots sejant, in chief a spoon fesswise affronty bowl to dexter
gules.
(Dragonsspine)
Submitter will not accept major or minor changes, cares most about the
language and/or culture of the name and asks that it be authentic for
Byzantine. The gender is female.
This name is intended as a Byzantine woman’s name of the structure
<given name><feminized family name><feminized family
name>. This construction is supported by the article
“Structure of Aristocratic Personal Names in the 10th Through the 15th
Centuries” www.sca.org/heraldry/laurel/names/byzantine/structures.html
: women “carry family names from either their father’s or
mother’s genealogy as middle names.”
Zoe - Byzantine feminine given name dated to 1062. www.sca.org/heraldry/laurel/names/byzantine/fem_given_names.html
Kalamane Laskarina - “Kalamane” is the feminized form of Byzantine
hereditary surname “Kalamanos” dated to 12th C, used here as a middle
name. Masculines ending in “-nos” are changed to “-ne”.
“Laskarina” is the feminized form of Byzantine hereditary surname
“Laskaris” dated to 12th C. Masculines ending in “-is” are
changed to end in “-ina”. www.sca.org/heraldry/laurel/names/byzantine/family_names.htmlwww.sca.org/heralrty/laurel/names/byzantine/feminizing.html